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Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate: result 1-0 and analysis

Liga Profesional ArgentinaRegular Season - 17Kick-off on February 24, 2018 at 10:15 PM (UTC)Estadio José Amalfitani, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Velez Sarsfield
1-0
River Plate

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What was the result of Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate?

Velez Sarsfield won 1-0 on February 24, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 70′L. RobertoneVelez Sarsfield

Official lineup for Velez Sarsfield vs River Plate

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Velez Sarsfield

4-2-3-1
  1. 9M. Zárate
  1. 28N. Domínguez
  2. 35S. Cáseres
  3. 16L. Robertone
  1. 10A. Bouzat
  2. 26M. Vargas
  1. 5F. Cubero
  2. 30H. De La Fuente
  3. 3B. Cufré
  4. 29L. Abram
  1. 25C. Rigamonti

River Plate

4-3-1-2
  1. 27L. Pratto
  2. 32I. Scocco
  1. 11N. de la Cruz
  1. 28L. Martínez
  2. 15E. Palacios
  3. 5B. Zuculini
  1. 18C. Mayada
  2. 24E. Pérez
  3. 20M. Casco
  4. 22J. Pinola
  1. 1F. Armani
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Velez Sarsfield have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; River Plate have 6, 2 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Velez Sarsfield
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 17, 2018Belgrano Cordoba(away)2-2Liga Profesional Argentina
Feb 10, 2018Patronato(home)0-2Liga Profesional Argentina
Feb 5, 2018Chacarita Juniors(away)0-2Liga Profesional Argentina
Jan 27, 2018Defensa Y Justicia(away)1-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Dec 4, 2017Lanus(away)0-0Liga Profesional Argentina
River Plate
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 18, 2018Godoy Cruz(home)2-2Liga Profesional Argentina
Feb 12, 2018Lanus(away)0-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Feb 4, 2018Olimpo Bahia Blanca(home)2-0Liga Profesional Argentina
Jan 29, 2018Huracan(away)0-1Liga Profesional Argentina
Dec 9, 2017Atletico Tucuman(home)2-1Copa Argentina

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Velez Sarsfield wins, 0 draws, 2 River Plate wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2016River Plate 3-0 Velez SarsfieldLiga Profesional Argentina
Oct 31, 2015Velez Sarsfield 0-1 River PlateLiga Profesional Argentina

Last archived meeting: River Plate vs Velez Sarsfield on Oct 1, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Velez Sarsfield score 0.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; River Plate score 1.5 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Velez Sarsfield0.51.351/154/15
River Plate1.51.347/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Velez Sarsfield sit 4th in Liga Profesional Argentina (21 points from 12 matches) and River Plate sit 9th (17 points from 12 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Velez SarsfieldGroup A12561171321
9River PlateGroup B12525151317

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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